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Tory former energy secretary facing conflict of interest claim over JCB owner links

Shadow cabinet secretary Claire Coutinho accepted donation from Lord Bamford while overseeing millions awarded to his family businesses in green grants

The Guardian - UK

Go-Ahead transport group orders 1,200 ‘green buses’ from Wrightbus

Deal for electric zero-emission vehicles worth £500m supports 500 jobs in Northern Ireland and 2,000 more across UK

The Guardian - UK

JCB profits rise despite faltering demand in UK and Germany

Company owned by Bamford family says it has been hit by slowdown in UK housebuilding

The Guardian - UK

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Tory donor whose mum put Boris Johnson up rent-free gets £12.7m Government deal

Wrightbus, owned by Jo Bamford, son of JCB mogul Lord Bamford and Lady Bamford, will get £6.4m of taxpayers cash as part of the deal

Daily Mirror

Wrightbus recruits 1,000th employee three years after being bought out of administration

The Ballymena firm also has a full order book until 2024 after securing high-profile deals in the UK and overseas

Belfast Live

Tory donor's transport firm set for £26 million in government-backed funding

INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that a firm owned by a Tory donor will receive £26 million in government-backed funding.

The National (Scotland)

The great hydrogen gamble: hot air or net zero’s holy grail?

An army of lobbyists is trying to persuade the government of the case for the combustible gas as a valuable weapon in the climate crisis, but questions remain

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Son of Tory donor who hosted Boris Johnson's wedding party given £11.2m Government cash

Opposition politicians slammed 'Tory cronyism' and the 'unhealthy relationship' between donors and ministers in the Conservative Party.

Daily Record

JCB heir fails to take control of US company at centre of legal row with ex-best friend

Exclusive: Court ruling comes after trial revealed tax arrangements and apparent effort to buy Neverland

The Guardian - UK

Sir William Wright: Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for funeral cortege

Chief executive Buta Atwal said the guard of honour was a "fitting tribute" to a man who had put Wrightbus on the map

Belfast Live

Sir William Wright remembered as ‘genius who followed his dreams’

Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to the company’s founder.

The Independent UK

Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for William Wright’s funeral cortege

Tributes poured in after the death of the 94-year-old industrialist at the weekend.

The Independent UK

Wrightbus boss to step down at end of year

Buta Atwal will be succeeded in the role by Joerg Hofmann

Birmingham Post

Wrightbus signs "significant" deal for 60 hydrogen buses with Cologne operator

The deal with RVK is the first sale of left-hand drive buses since Jo Bamford bought the company out of administration in 2019

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Wrightbus Australia hydrogen deal could open door for "tens of thousands" of orders

Two hydrogen buses will be trialled after being built in conjunction with an Australian counterpart

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